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(43) Date of publication: 13.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/07 (21) Application number: 17719089.9 (22) Date of filing: 04.04.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/145(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 5/1486(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/026007 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/176802 (12.10.2017 Gazette 2017/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 08.04.2016 US 201662320290 P 02.06.2016 US 201662344847 P 02.06.2016 US 201662344852 P 30.09.2016 US 201662402676 P 21.11.2016 US 201615357925 21.11.2016 US 201615357952 21.11.2016 US 201615357885 17.02.2017 US 201762460710 P 03.04.2017 US 201715478110 03.04.2017 US 201715478126 03.04.2017 US 201715478092 (71) Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. Northridge, CA 91325 (US)

(72) Inventors: ANTONIO, David C. Pasadena California 91103 (US) LARSON, Eric Allan Simi Valley California 93063 (US) RUELAS, Jose J. San Fernando California 91340 (US) RANAUTA, Sukhjeet S. Canoga Park California 91304 (US) CHIU, Chia-Hung Pasadena California 91105 (US) GOTTLIEB, Rebecca K. Culver City California 90230 (US) RAO, Ashwin K. West Hills California 91307 (US) SCHULTZ, Peter Chatsworth California 91311 (US) (74) Representative: Ruschke, Hans Edvard  Ruschke Madgwick Seide & Kollegen Postfach 86 06 29 81633 München 81633 München (DE)